'Yawning Tiger'

Details

Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)
'Yawning Tiger'
inscribed 'Anna V. Hyatt' (on left rear leg)--stamped '#291 GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS Q492' (on inside of right leg)
bronze with dark brown patina
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high on a 1 in. (2.5 cm.) marble base

Provenance

James Graham & Sons, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2001.

Literature

The Gorham Company, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 14-15, another example illustrated.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works, 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 76, 78, 191, another example illustrated.

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Lot Essay

"Mrs. Huntington's predilection for the sculpture of animals is happily exemplified by her 'Yawning Tiger,' in which every muscle and tendon takes part in the magnificent stretch, from curved tail to extended paw. The technique is notably simple in line and the composition of the figure is in itself a study in strength." (The Gorham Company, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, p. 14)

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